Veronica polita

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusVeronica
Species:Veronica polita Fr.
Common NameGray Field Speedwell
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 8; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Pocilla polita Pocilla polita (Fries) Fourr.
Veronica didyma Veronica didyma Ten. p.p.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Boone (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Monroe (KY), Robertson (KY), Shelby (KY), Todd (KY), Trimble (KY), Carter (TN), Davidson (TN), Jackson (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Robertson (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100748076 Lewis Kentucky 19 May 2005 Timothy J. Weckman
9332
EKY
Veronica polita
31234100748019 Marion Kentucky 03 Apr 1999 Ross C. Clark
24108
EKY
Veronica polita
BEREA018417 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
BEREA018418 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
31973000019454 Mason Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
BEREA018413 Boone Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
BEREA018420 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
31973000019456 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
TENN-V-0196615 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Veronica polita
APSC0087948 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0110021 Todd Kentucky 17 Apr 2019 Mason Brock
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0077569 Jefferson Kentucky 14 Apr 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Veronica polita
HTTU018832 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Veronica polita
31234100748043 Fayette Kentucky 25 Apr 2007 Kari Mahaffey
8
EKY
Veronica polita
31973000019455 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
31973000019450 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
31973000019451 Robertson Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
TENN-V-0196617 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Veronica polita
TENN-V-0196616 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Veronica polita
APSC0077766 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0104513 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0080620 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0080621 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0001854 Robertson Tennessee 21 Apr 1984 E W Chester
84-18
APSC
Veronica polita
UCHT039149 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica polita
31234100747953 Robertson Kentucky 23 Apr 2003 Timothy J. Weckman
8062
EKY
Veronica polita
31234100748027 Franklin Kentucky 29 Feb 1980 John MacGregor
FR-165
EKY
Veronica polita
31234100747987 Marion Kentucky 02 Apr 1994 M. H. McGuffey
10
EKY
Veronica polita
BEREA018414 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
BEREA018416 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 30 Apr 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica polita
APSC0100601 Christian Kentucky 11 Apr 2008
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0001855 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Mar 1981 E W Chester
81-2
APSC
Veronica polita
31234100748001 Robertson Kentucky 15 May 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7067
EKY
Veronica polita
31234100747961 Madison Kentucky 25 Mar 1998 Ralph L. Thompson
98-39
EKY
Veronica polita
BEREA018419 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
BEREA018421 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
N/A Carter Tennessee 26 Feb 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica polita
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 10 Mar 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica polita
ETSU007496 Unicoi Tennessee 21 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica polita
31973000019449 Fleming Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
31973000019452 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
31973000019453 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
TENN-V-0196618 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Veronica polita
APSC0085170 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0080618 Shelby Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0087947 Jessamine Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
31234100747979 Madison Kentucky 15 Jun 1989 Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Veronica polita
N/A Robertson Kentucky 19 Mar 2003 Timothy J. Weckman
7954
EKY
Veronica polita
APSC0080619 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0052594 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
31234100576790 Fayette Kentucky 19 Mar 1994 Wayne Long
3
EKY
Veronica polita
31234100747995 Clark Kentucky 08 Apr 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
112
EKY
Veronica polita
APSC0081269 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
BEREA018415 Jessamine Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica polita
31973000019448 Jefferson Kentucky
KNK
Veronica polita
APSC0001856 Loudon Tennessee 30 Mar 1993 V E McNeilus
93-58
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0077765 Shelby Kentucky
APSC
Veronica polita
APSC0001857 Loudon Tennessee 23 Apr 1996 V E McNeilus
96-3
APSC
Veronica polita
N/A Washington Tennessee 08 Mar 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica polita
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